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J. L. STEVENS.

Patented BOX FASTENER.

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JOHN L. STEVENS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO JOSEPH W. KEPLER,

OF SAME PLACE.

BOXMFASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 316,412, dated April21, 1885.

Application led May 28, 1884. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN-Il. SfrEvENs, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Box-Fasteners, of whichthe following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawings.

My invention relates to certain improve- Io ments in box-fasteners; andis designed, objectively, to provide a simple and easily-appliedfastener that shall obviate the necessity of nailing or screwing the lidon the box for transporting the same; and, again, hinging the lid to thebox i-s done away with, and also, as a consequence, there are no brokenhinges to be renewed. Further, while the lid is easily enough removed,when desired, by simply lifting it, the fastener thoroughly andcompletely secures the said lid against displacement during shipping andtransportation or for packing.

In describing the device and its operation reference will be had to theannexed drawings, in which Figure I represents a perspective of thedevice attached to a box, and Fig. 2 a side view ofthe fastener.

A represents a box, to which is fastened securely at each end and withina certain distance of the top of the same, on the outside,

a strip, B, which, besides serving as .part of.

the fastener, as hereinafter set forth, also is conveniently placed toserve as a handle or hand-hold for lifting or moving the box, whetherfull or empty.

Centrally in the strip is secured a pin, C, preferably of wood, thoughit may be made of any suitable material, and is so seated in the strip,to which it may be glued, nailed, or otherwise fastened, as to projecttherefrom in a vertical direction, as shown. This pin C is provided witha spherical head or enlargenient, D, and is cross-slottedlongitudinally, as shown, which slotting is preferably extended into apart of that portion of the said pinthat enters in the strip. It willreadily be seen that the slotting of the pin allows it to beconsiderably contracted laterally under pressure, but with the constanttendency to spring back to its original condition.l

The lid E of the box is made somewhat longer than the said box, andunder each of the projecting ends is secured a strip, E, correspondinginsize and shape to the one, B, on the box, and is adapted to rest onthe said strip when the cover is in position.

The strip Fis provided with a slot, G, centrally located, and ofsufficient size to admit the lingers, thus making the strip serve thedouble purpose of a portion of the fastener and as a convenient handlewhereby the nlid may be easily raised when it is desirable to do so, thefingers being inserted in the said slots.

Through that portion of the strip directly under the slot is a hole orpassage, H, of such size that by pressure the pin may be forced lthrough the head of the same, projecting into the slot.

It will be readily seen that as the head of the pin is larger than theshank it will project over the edges of the hole and so retain the coverin place. The under part of the head being rounded in,7 as shown, whenconsiderable lifting force is applied to the cover, the sides of thehole cause the head to contract sufficient to admit of its passagethrough the said hole.

It is practically impossible that any blow could be given to the coverin such a manner as to knock it off.

Box-fasteners formed of loose slotted springpins with heads, which entera` slot or recess in a strip on the box-cover, and so secure it to thesaid box, are known not to be broadly new.

Having described the device, what I desire to secure is l l. Thecombination of a headed and slotted pin and a strip from which the saidpin centrally projects with a strip having a hole or orifice for thereception of the pin, the strips being respectively secured to the boxand to the cover thereof, substantially as and for the purpose specied.

2. The combination of a headed and slotted spring-pin and 'a strip inwhich the said In testimony whereof I afiX my signature pin is seated,and from which it centrally proin presence of two Witnesses. jects witha slotted strip having a hole or orifice leading into the said slot forthe re- 5 ception and normal retention of the pin, the

two strips being respectively secured to the Witnesses: box and to thecover thereof, substantially as J. F. STODDER, and for the purposespecified. M. G. ERDER.

JOHN L. STEVENS.

